Counting HSBC, Nationwide Building Society and Santander among its key roster of clients, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s sizeable team boasts a strong track record in high-end litigation, with demonstrable experience in handling disputes for challenger banks. Following the departure of Neville Gray in December 2022, Martin Ward spearheads the West Midlands practice and specialises in motor, asset and invoice finance, while Chris Busby heads the firm’s UK financial disputes and investigations group. Victoria Savage handles high-value commercial lending litigation, in addition to payment protection insurance disputes, and principal associate Daniel Murphy advises on authorised push payment fraud mandates. Other key contacts in the team include principal associates Amanda Rowley and Sarah Hope.

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Key clients

HSBC UK Bank plc
Nationwide Building Society
Santander UK plc
Creation Financial Services Limited
Options UK Personal Pensions LLP
Very Group
Studio Retail Limited
Legal & General Group plc
Together
Aviva Life and Pensions UK Limited

Work highlights

Defending HSBC UK Bank plc in the Ingenious litigation.
Defending several thousand litigated payment protection insurance claims brought against a number of major clients, including HSBC UK Bank plc and Creation Financial Service.
Following FTX filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the US, supporting our US team advising an ad hoc committee of non-US creditors of FTX.com (principally comprising institutions and other exchanges) as regards claims for digital assets, e-money and fiat currency deposited with cryptocurrency exchange FTX.com, with claims valued around USD$2 billion. FTX.com’s terms are governed by English law, which is why English legal advice on novel areas of digital asset law is required.